Michael A Covington

Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes

Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique guide introducing the latest modern resources available to amateur observers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 200mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780521524193
• ISBN-10: 0521524199
• Artikelnr.: 21809973

Autorenporträt

Michael Covington is one of America's leading amateur astronomers and the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur (0521641330).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Amateur Astronomy: 1. Using this book effectively
2. Observing sites and conditions
3. The Moon, the Sun, and eclipses
4. The planets
5. Comets, asteroids (minor planets), and artificial satellites
6. Constellations
7. Stars - identification, nomenclature, and maps
8. Stars - physical properties
9. Double and multiple stars
10. Variable stars
11. Clusters, nebulae, and galaxies
Part II. Celestial Objects for Suburban Telescopes: 12. Celestial objects for suburban telescopes
13. The January-February sky (R.A. 6h-10h)
14. The March-April sky (R.A. 10h-14h)
15. The May-June sky (R.A. 14h-18h)
16. The July-August sky (R.A. 18h-22h)
17. The September-October sky (R.A. 22h-2h)
18. The November-December sky (R.A. 2h-6h)
Part III. Appendices: A. Converting decimal minutes to seconds
B. Precession from 1950 to 2000
C. Julian date, 2001-2015.